On February 12 in Mulheim, Germany, cruiserweight Enad Licina (19-2, 10 KOs) will get the biggest opportunity of his pro career. The Serbian boxer will face IBF champion Steve Cunningham (23-2, 12 KOs) of America. Although experts do not give Licina any chance of victory, he intends to pull off a big upset in order to fulfill his dreams.

"I'm well prepared to fight with Cunningham. I can not wait to fight. Initially we had a fight that was set for January 22 but due to the incapacity of Sebastian Sylvester, the event was canceled. I was devastated, but when I learned that the duel was postponed to the beginning of February I breathed a sigh of relief. Now I feel like Rocky Balboa. He, like me, was condemned to failure, but he didn't give up and fought. I hope that my story will be similar," he concluded.

[QUOTE=giacomino]Blah, blah, blah, cheating Americans, blah, blah, blah, cheating Americans. Really old, 3rd-grader trolling Tunney. Not to let facts get in the way of your trolling, but if you had actually read my previous posts, you would have noticed that I have said that Ross deserves a spot ...

[QUOTE=Freedom!]I'd love to see Licina win this, but I don't think he's quite good enough to beat Cunningham.
Cunningham should give Troy Ross the rematch he deserves. Troy was winning their previous fight - he put the American on his ass before Cunningham thumbed him in the eye.
Why doesn'...

I'd love to see Licina win this, but I don't think he's quite good enough to beat Cunningham.
Cunningham should give Troy Ross the rematch he deserves. Troy was winning their previous fight - he put the American on his ass before Cunningham thumbed him in the eye.
Why doesn't giacomino bitc...

Yes, Licina is a lot like Rocky. Except that he can't really punch, he lost a big fight and then was put into a fake, easy eliminator against Cora because of his connections, and he is promoted by the corrupt Sauerland mob in Germany. Other than, he's a lot like Rocky Balboa.